Start-Up Visa (SUV) for Permanent Residence Status to High Potential Entrepreneurs
Solicitation number CIC-155938
Publication date
Closing date and time 2023/04/03 14:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
IRCC confirms that we will extend the closing date by five (5) business days. The closing date and time for this process will now be no later than Monday, April 3rd, 2023 at 2:00pm EDT (Ottawa time).
Start-Up Visa (SUV) provides permanent residence status to entrepreneurs who have the potential to build high-growth start-ups in Canada (excluding the province of Quebec).
The SUV program allows qualified foreign entrepreneurs to apply for Canadian permanent residency if they have obtained a commitment of support from a designated entity. Designated entities include business incubators, angel investor groups, and venture capital funds.
Contractors having expertise in relation to business incubators, angel investor groups and venture capital funds, for the purposes of administering the SUV program, fulfill an important role that includes providing guidance and advice to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on the designation and revocation of designation of entities, as well as conducting peer reviews of commitments issued by designated entities for applicants under the program to ensure program integrity.
The objective of this requirement is to obtain services of a Contractor(s) that will provide guidance and recommendations to IRCC on the SUV program.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 10 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2023/06/01.
Trade agreements
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
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Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
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Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
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Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
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Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Address
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70 Rue Crémazie
Gatineau, QC, J8Y 3P2Canada
- Contracting authority
- Jeremy Finn
- Phone
- (343) 576-0543
- Email
- Jeremy.Finn@cic.gc.ca
- Fax
- N/A
- Address
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70 Rue Crémazie
Gatineau, QC, J8Y 3P2Canada
Bidding details
Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
| Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
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| 155938_Questions and Answers_1.pdf | 001 |
English
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6 | |
| 155938_Questions and Reponses_1.pdf | 001 |
French
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3 | |
| CIC-155938 - RFP - English_0.pdf | 001 |
English
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17 | |
| CIC-155938 - RFP - French.pdf | 001 |
French
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3 |
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